TY  - CHAP
AU  - Pablo Varela Centelles
AU  - Juan Manuel Seoane-Romero
AU  - Iria Gómez
AU  - Pedro Diz-Dios
AU  - Nilce Santos de Melo
AU  - Juan Seoane
ED  - Kalu U. E. Ogbureke
Y1  - 2012-03-14
PY  - 2012
T1  - Timing of Oral Cancer Diagnosis: Implications for Prognosis and Survival
N2  - Oral cancer is a significant public health challenge globally. Although the oral cavity is easily accessible, early diagnosis remains slow compared to the enhanced detection of cancers of the breast, colon, prostate, and melanoma. As a result, the mortality rate from oral cancer for the past four decades has remained high at over 50% in spite of advances in treatment modalities. This contrasts with considerable decrease in mortality rates for cancers of the breast, colon, prostate, and melanoma during the same period. This book attempts to provide a reference-friendly update on the etiologic/risk factors, current clinical diagnostic tools, management philosophies, molecular biomarkers, and progression indicators of oral cancer.
BT  - Oral Cancer
SP  - Ch. 9
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/30591
DO  - 10.5772/30591
SN  - 
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-24
ER  -